Midterm Review
What to do:
Read lectures 1-6 (pay attention to the in-
class examples) and sections 1.1-1.6, 2.1-
2.8, 3.1-3.6, 4.1-4.4 from the textbook
Do the assigned exercises from the textbook
Go over the quiz questions
Use sample test to practice
Use extra TAs' office hours
Topics to review:
Functions and Models
o Functions
Domain/range
Odd/even/neither
Increasing/decreasing
Transformations
Inverse functions
Inverse trigonometric
Logarithmic
o Models
Linear function
Polynomial function
Power function
Rational function
Algebraic function
Trigonometric function
Exponential function
Example: Find domain of
( ) √
Example: Given function
( ) ( )
Is it odd, even, or neither?
Example: Solve
( )
Limits
o One-sided/two-sided limits
o Limit laws
o Infinite limits
o Limits at infinity
o Vertical/horizontal asymptotes
o Squeeze Theorem
o definition of limit
o Continuity
Types of discontinuities
Dirichlet example
Continuity laws
IVT
Example: Calculate
(√ )
Example: Apply the Squeeze theorem to find
Example: Use definition of a limit to prove that
( )
Example: Use IVT to show that there is a root of the equation
√
on interval (0, 1).
Derivatives
o Definition of derivative
o Functions differentiable/ not differentiable
o Higher derivatives
o Differentiation rules
Power rule
Product rule
Quotient rule
Chain rule
o Derivatives of exponential functions
o Derivatives of trigonometric functions
o Implicit differentiation
o Derivatives of inverse trigonometric functions
o Derivatives of logarithmic functions
o Logarithmic differentiation
Example: Use the definition of the derivative to find the derivative of
( )
Example: Find .
√ ( )
( )
Applications of Differentiation
o Minimum/maximum values
o Fermat's theorem
o Rolle's theorem
o MVT
o Increasing/decreasing test
o First derivative test
o Concavities/inflection points
o Second derivative test
o L'Hospital's rule
o Sketching the graph of a function
Example: Calculate
( )
Example: Sketch ( )